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Bigger balances, bigger blow: Elia

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... diversify investments," Hume said. Responding, Elia said: "I think the real issue there is around asset diversification rather than industry diversification. To simply class the hospitality and tourism industry as being a singular industry is fundamentally ...

Westpac names new chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... to take on the role for the next two years. "I believe we need a chief executive in place now, not later, and with full, rather than acting authority," McFarlane said. "I have built a strong relationship with Peter since we first met. He understands ...

Market recovery or dead cat bounce?

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2020
... to play out from here." He urged investors to take a long-term view instead of trying to time the market. "At any rate, rather than trying to pick the bottom, investors are better off identifying companies that are best placed to weather the storm, and ...

Hume calls for diversity in super fund mergers

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2020
... meet government expectations...don't blame us, this was entirely unforeseeable', my answer is: I don't agree. Rather, what we have here is a collective failure of imagination." Hume dismantled the arguments of trustees that the current circumstances ...

The week that was

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... alternative solution to soften the blow of COVID-19, one reliant on borrowing funds from the Reserve Bank of Australia rather than superannuation funds. Finance professor Kevin Davis said the government's "early superannuation release" proposal will ...

Wealth manager appoints new head of advice

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... from its WealthSolutions platform to HUB24, however the firm will not close the offering. It will transition to HUB24, rather than operate a fully-outsourced CV-issued platform. As part of the deal, ClearView's primary superannuation life insurance ...

Chief economist update: Honey, COVID-19 got me sacked

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... the ~$2T economic stimulus package will not be enough. The NY Times said the deal was not economic stimulus at all, but rather a series of survival payments that will last only a few months. WSJ touched on a similar dynamic, noting that until the spread ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 eating into jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2020
... coronavirus is discovered soon - are able to revive confidence, making the spike in unemployment claims a short-term phenomenon rather than a rising trend towards joblessness.

The impact of COVID-19 on emerging markets

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
... for cost efficiency, but they are not optimised for resiliency." Yeung recommends investors look to individual companies rather than markets for opportunities once bourses rebound. "I don't think its EM versus DM; Aussie equities versus Asian equities ...

Calls for super release to borrow from RBA

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
... alternative solution to soften the blow of COVID-19, one reliant on borrowing funds from the Reserve Bank of Australia rather than superannuation funds. It comes as the industry responds to Prime Minister Scott Morrison's proposal to allow Australians ...